The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-10-14

MANAGED the estates. M"IoOAH w"
far worse with the private who ownec
no slaves, and had out a small plec'
| of land. HIS family, for whose sup
mort his nav was o mcckery, "er'
c~r,,;ng In him for bread. The enemy
that he had met so bravely for toul
wears was as nothing compared VIII
| This new foe which threatened all ina
he -nossessed or loved the most. ON,
GERS could preach OF patrlotism allo
the lofty demands OF duty WhlcH eA.
acted OF the Supplemented soidlef
the costliest sacrifice a man can MAKE
Rn+ with wife and children starving
or suffering for want OF proper care
how conld these men who cared but
little for the great causes OF the war.
be expected to face the great terrors OF
| the hour Yet these patient heroes
whose names no history can record.
did fight and march and suffer all Oh
wars fierce pangs, while those they
loved at home were suffering munger
..r1evd, sickness and other @dVeIoi'
ties"
The mails had become uncertain,
and the men were dependent on new
recruits for news from home. Many
soldiers were from distant states, ana
they knew nothing OF the troubles
that might be about their families.
Billy was considered fortunate byhls
comrades, for his wife sent him notes
in the letters that Col. Grymes recelV-
ed from Miss Lucy. A recruit from
He'll Town had told Billy that Vic.
and the children were not very we'll,
and that scarlet fever was IN n
neighborhood. The day after this
news arrived Col. Grymes handed Bill
" a note, which, he said, came In one
from his sister Lucy.
"You read it fer me, please, sir"
said Billy, handing the note back to
the colonel.
This was what Vic. said:
Ny DEAR HUSBAND: | take my pen in
han to enform you that we all is sick and
William is nifty porely with the scarlet fe-
yer and the doctor SEE he can't git no med
Gun ittin for the child only at Richmond
and thar amt nobody but old men and
women here now to git nuthin. Lucy is
porelv and sens her best love. William is
fity and talks about huutin and keeps on
if his pa amt done shOotin Yankees.
Miss Lucy is good and kind but faint like
as il twas you. | don't see NJ use in fitin
the women and childuns has to perish for
want of the men. It's most the same to
as if the Yankees come and murdered
we all. hope you can git a furlo. II
you don't shall die. Hopin you are in
good health and prayin God to bless you,
[ am your lovin wife.
VICroRNE STANLEY.
P. S.-Of course you must git a furlo be-
ore you leave. Ring and Music is we'll.
for Gods sake, if you al git q
"Can l get a furlough?" asked Billy,
when the colonel finished reading.
"Tm afraid not. We're refusing all
.urloughs now, except in case OF sick
ness"
"Vic. wants me, an William is sick"
said Billy, with almost a cry of de-
'pair.
81 must refuse you Billy, and L m
sorry. I'll write to Lucy and see that
your family do not suffer. and I'll
have medicine sent" ...
"Tain't sufferin' from want of nuth.
in ter eat; hits me Vic. wants." said
Billy, with a tone of pain in his voice.
'I've not enough men to handle my
guns now, and / must keep you here.
I'm sorry, but / can't help it. We
may have a battle to morrow"
The colonel rode away, and left Bill
" looking sternly at the ground.
"Ive follered YOU" said Billy, in a
low tone, fan ever since lean remem-
Der. But now my child's sick, Vic,
wants me, an I'm goin,' home ef' t is
only fer one night. You an Miss Lucy
is been my fr'en's ever senceI kin rec.
1t pears ter me that all the
good I've ever done has been because
you helped me. But now my it's fol.
lerin you what's brought me here. ]
told you at the first / didn't know
nuthin' about the war. Ell all men
had o'minded their own bizness like
did, there needn't o. 5een no a ]
mind fightin', but my Godl ]
can't stay here, with William sick an
Vic. a-wantin' me. What's fghtin,
er nuthin' else ter me eff Their boy diesi
/ know the Cun'l will be kline - me
when / comes back; Ell he amt, ] can't
help it. / amt nuthin' but a private,
an the war kin go on without me. Tn
goin home Of they kills me fer it,"
The next morning found Billy fifty
miles away from his command, at the
bedside of his boy-a d~eserter.
How did you get leave?" asked Vic.
torine.
II asked the Cun'l," said Billy, ashe
turned his eyes away; IAN I'll stay
ez long ez you need me-"
For three days he watched his child.
then it died. Little Lucy was already
sick. and after three more days OF sui
fering she died also. Then Victorins
fell sick, and soon she was past al
help from the simple remedies thai
could be gotten in those helpless
times.
One night Billy was watching hiI
wife as she lay ia u stupor. he wal
aroused by th Sound bern far on
and then be- heard another and an
other echoing up and Gown Newfounc
river. Whats THAR he asked q
one of the watchers.
'fNuthin' but the provo guards q